Patents by Inventor Eric Steven Peyton

Eric Steven Peyton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Desktop Filter
    Publication number: 20080307362
    Abstract: A desktop operable to display one or more system objects is modified using one or more filters, operable to modify the presentation of the one or more system objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
  • VISUALIZATION AND INTERACTION MODELS
    Publication number: 20080307334
    Abstract: Visual representations of system objects are associated, and one or more association characteristics of the associated visual representations are identified. Interaction models and/or visualization models are automatically selected from a plurality of interaction and/or visualization models based on the identified one or more association characteristic, and the selected interaction and/or visualization model is applied to the associated visual representations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
  • MANIPULATING DESKTOP BACKGROUNDS
    Publication number: 20070296738
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods and systems for manipulating desktop images are described. A method is provided that includes identifying a trigger event; displaying an interface including an image associated with a background of a display environment, the image being displayed in substantially an entire display space of the display environment; receiving user input to either change or transform the image; and updating the background with the changed or transformed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: John O. Louch, Eric Steven Peyton